1.INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION (IAU)

Introduction

The mission of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), founded in 1919, is to promote and safeguard the science of astronomy in all its aspects through international cooperation. IAU activities range from the definition of fundamental astronomical and dynamical constants and unambiguous astronomical nomenclature, rapid dissemination of new discoveries, organization of international observing compaigns, and promotion of educational activities in astronomy to early informal discussions of possible future international large-scale facilities. The IAU is also the sole internationally recognized authority for giving designations and names to celestial bodies and their surface features.

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Voting Rights Adm matters:1, Budget matters:4             

No.of Divisions: 11

No. of Commissions:40

Positions in IAU

1. M.K. Vainu Bappu-President, IAU,1982

2. V.Radhakrishnan, Vice-President, IAU,1992-1994

3. Bimla Buti, President, IAU Commission on Interplanetory Plasma  and the Heliosphere, 1992-1995

4. G.Swarup, President, IAU Commission  on Radio Astronomy, 1982

5. S .M. R.Ansari , President, IAU Commission on History of  Astronomy.

6. G.Srinivasan, President, IAU Commission on Space & High Energy Astrophysics

7. J.V.Narlikar, President, IAU Commission on Cosmology.

8. J.C.Bhattacharya, President, IAU Commission on Instruments and Techniques, 1992-95

XXII IAU General Assembly at Hague, the Netherlands from 17-24 August,1994.

1. V.Radhakrishnan, Director, RRI, Bangalore:

2. M.R.Deshpande, PRL,Ahmedabad:

3. G.Swarup, FNA:

4. K.V.Appa Rao, TIFR, Mumbai:

5. A.Bhatnagar, UPSO, Udaipur:

6. M.Parthasarathy, IIA, Bangalore:

7. Nirupama Raghavan, Nehru Planetorium, N.Delhi:

8. Chanda Jog, IISc, Bangalore:

9. J.C.Bhattacharyya:IIA, Bangalore:

10. R.K.Gulati, IUCAA, Pune:

11. V.K.Kapahi, NCRA, Pune:

12. V.K.Kulkarni, NCRA, Pune:

13. S.M.R.Ansari, AMU, ALigarh:
14. D.Bhattacharyya, RRI, Bangalore:

15. P.Venkatakrishnan, IIA, Bangalore:

16. J.V.Narlikar, FNA:

17. S.M.Chitre, FNA:

18. P.Vivekananda Rao, Osmania Univ, Hyderabad: 1

XXIII IAU General Assembly at Kyoto, Japan from 18.8.97 to 30.8.97

1. J.V.Narlikar, FNA:

2. K.R.Anantharamaiah, RRI, Bangalore:

3. S.M.R.Ansari, AMU, Aligarh:

4. P.M.Mathews, FNA:

5. P.Vivekananda Rao, Osmania univ,Hyderabad:

6. D.K.Chakraborty, Pt.Ravi Shankar Univ, Raipur:

7. V.B.Bhatia, Delhi Univ, Delhi:

8. T.N.Rengarajan, TIFR, Bombay:

9. N.Kameshwara Rao, IIA, Bangalore:

10. K.P.Sigh, TIFR, Bombay:

11. K.S.Dwarkanath, RRI, Bangalore:

12. Bhola Ishwar, Bihar Univ,Muzaffarpur:

13. Kalpana Duorah, Gauhati Univ., Guwahati:

XXIV General Assembly of IAU to be held at University of Manchester, U.K. from August 7-18,2000

1. S.M.Chitre, FNA

2. J.V.Narlikar, FNA

3. Ram Sagar

4. Kandaswamy Subramanian

5. Prem Hallan

6. Varun Sahni

7. Dr.D.K.Chakraborty

8. Dr.(Mrs)Kalpana Duorah

9.Prof.P.Vivekananda Rao

10.Dr.M.N.Anandaram

25^TH IAU General Assembly to be held in Sydney, Australia during July 13-26,2003.

1. Professor S.M.Chitre, FNAr
2. Professor J.V.Narlikar, FNA
3. Professor B.N.Dwivedi, BHU, Varanasi

IAU Colloquium on Instability Chaos and Predictability in Celestial Mechanics and Steller Dynamics at Delhi from 10-13 October,1990

IAU Sixth Asian Pacific Regional Meeting at IUCAA, Pune during August 1993.

International Conference on Non-Accelerator Particle Physics-ICNAPP at Indian Institute of Astrophysics from 2-9 January,1994.

International Colloquium on Solar & Interplanetary Transients at NCRA, Pune from 23-27 January,1995

IAU Symposium No.199 on the Universe at Low Radio Frequencies at NCRA (TIFR), Pune during November 30- December 4,1999.

IAU Symposium No. 179 on Cyclical Evolution of Solar Magnetic Fields: Advances in Theory and Observations at Kodaikanal during 13-16 December,1999.

 Status Report:

Astronomy in India : A perspective by R.Kochhar and J.V.Narlikar-1994

Latest report under preparation by present Committee